Girl child education News

International Day Of The Girl Child is a global initiative that seeks to raise awareness about the unique challenges girls face worldwide Empowering girls means not only advocating for their rights today but also investing in their futures Many girls are still deprived of their basic rights, limiting their choices and futures

"By participating in the marathon I am taking a step forward in helping the girls stay in school," she added.

Raveena said the Pakistan government must arrest those who are responsible for the February 14 Pulwama attack in which 40 CRPF troopers lost their lives.

In a one of its kind effort to celebrate a girl child, the first female baby born in the New Year at a civic hospital in the city will be given free education till under-graduation, Bengaluru Mayor R. Sampath Raj said on Friday.

Geeta along with her husband Pawan took eight Pheras instead of the customary seven for 'Beti Bachao Beti Padao campaign'.

 Pune Fashion Week has partnered with NGO Smile Foundation to support the cause of girl child empowerment at the event, scheduled to take place here from Saturday.

 The girl child should be nurtured, educated and treated as equal to the opposite gender, megastar Amitabh Bachchan said as the ambassador of the 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padao' campaign, at a gala event here on Saturday to mark the completion of two years of the Narendra Modi government.

Kareena, who is also Unicef's celebrity advocate, said late here on Friday that education was every child's right and she would do whatever she could to promote the need of quality education for children.

Project Nanhi Kali is jointly managed by the K.C. Mahindra Education Trust and the Naandi Foundation.